Drivers gathered outside Ola's office at Ekattuthangal told ET that Ola had set high performance bars for its incentivisation, forcing drivers to take up to nine rides during peak hours to grab rewards.

Ola Micro, which offers rides at Rs 6 a kilometre, does not pay drivers enough, say those gathered outside the office.

One driver partner, wishing to remain anonymous, said: "We have placed 20 requests to Ola. Basically, we do not want star rating," which is a customer feedback mechanism that will decide incentives. "Secondly, we do not earn a rupee of incentives if we fail to achieve 15 rides a day."

According to drivers, Ola has said the concerns will be relayed to top management and has asked for 10 days to revert. Drivers say a decision to continue service or stop work has not been taken yet.